Stephen ChowFilmography

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Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Stephen Chow, Xu Jiao, Kitty Zhang Yuqi, Lee Sheung-Ching, Fun Min-Hun

Synopsis: Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle director Stephen Chow returns to the helm for this sci-fi comedy about a struggling single father whose quest to find the perfect toy yields out-of-this-world results. Ti (Chow) is a poor construction worker who breaks his back to ensure that his young son Dicky (Xu Jiao Read More

Kung Fu Hustle

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Yuen Qiu, Stephen Chow, Yuen Wah, Leung Siu Lung, Dong Zhi Hua

Synopsis: The work of international superstar Stephen Chow, Kung Fu Hustle is a humorous, special-effects-filled, action-packed martial arts epic set in early '40s China. A bumbling thief named Sing (Stephen Chow) desires to be the toughest member of the dreaded gangster hit squad known as The Axe Gang, but Read More

Shaolin Soccer

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Stephen Chow, Zhao Wei, Ng Man Tat, Patrick Tse, Wong Yat-fei

Synopsis: One of Hong Kong's top screen comics, Stephen Chow, co-wrote, co-directed, and headlines this three-way blend of sports, action, and humor. Sing (Stephen Chow) is a modern-day Shaolin monk who has become a master of traditional fighting skills, and is renowned for his "leg of steel." However Read More

Gorgeous

Actors: Bradley Allan, Jackie Chan, Shu Qi, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

Synopsis: International action star Jackie Chan shifts gears in Bolei Cheun, in which martial arts are put on the back burner and romantic comedy is in the forefront. Bu (Shu Qi), the daughter of a pair of Taiwanese restaurant owners, one day finds a bottle floating near the docks with a message inside. The Read More

King of Comedy

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Stephen Chow, Karen Mok, Cecilia Cheung, Ng Man Tat

Synopsis: Wan Tin-sau (Stephen Chiau) is a struggling actor who has devoted his life to the study of his craft, but unfortunately the moment he gets on a film set, disaster usually strikes. However, Wan refuses to give up, and is busy trying to stage a traditional Asian drama, "Thunderstorm," when he gets Read More

Forbidden City Cop

Crew: Director

Actors: Stephen Chow, Carina Lau, Carman Lee

Synopsis: Inept in martial arts, Fat (Stephen Chiau), the emperor's personal bodyguard, spies on agents of a rival dynasty, exposing their claim of a captured extraterrestrial as a hoax. Fat next visits a local prostitute as a possibility for the emperor, but problems arise when his wife (Carina Lau Read More

Lawyer Lawyer

Actors: Stephen Chow

Synopsis: Superstar comedian Stephen Chow continues with his streak of successful of his courtroom-themed comedies, like Justice, My Foot and Hail to the Judge, with this yarn set in 1899. Chan (Chiau) is not only a brilliant lawyer, but also a master practical joker known far and wide as "The King of Read More

The God of Cookery

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Stephen Chow

Synopsis: Fans of the Iron Chef and kung-fu films may enjoy this flamboyant and outrageous comedy starring flamboyant Hong Kong funnyman Stephen Chiau. Shifting tones from surreal to hilarious and often combining both as the film progresses, its schizophrenic sensibilities and irreverent humor lend to its Read More

A Chinese Odyssey

Synopsis: The famous Chinese novel Xi You Ji (also known as Journey to the West) was the basis for Hong Kong filmmaker Jeff Lau's flamboyant and rewarding two-part fantasy about the introduction of Buddhism to China. The film, gorgeous as it is, is primarily a parody of its source material, starring Read More

Sixty Million Dollar Man

Actors: Stephen Chow, Ng Man Tat, Gigi Leung

Synopsis: Superstar comedian Stephen Chiau stars in this wild and woolly yarn about a hapless young college student named Lee Chak-lee who gets blown up by a dastardly yakuza operative after dating the gangster's girlfriend. All that remains of the lad is his brain and his lips. Yet thanks to the mad Read More

A Chinese Odyssey, Part 2: Cinderella

Synopsis: The second part of Hong Kong filmmaker Jeff Lau's extravagant visualization of the classic novel Xi You Ji (Journey to the West), this follow-up to the same year's A Chinese Odyssey, Part One -- Pandora's Box continues the fantasy-driven story of the introduction of Buddhism to China. This Read More

Out of the Dark

Actors: Stephen Chow, Leung Kar Yan, Karen Mok, Wong Yat-fei

From Beijing with Love

Crew: Director

Actors: Pauline Chan, Anita Yuen, Stephen Chow

Synopsis: Hong Kong comedy icon Stephen Chiau stars in this wild and wooly parody of 007 spy thrillers. Ling Ling-chat (Chiau) leads a double life, living both as a modest street vendor in Beijing and a suave international spy. When a priceless dinosaur skull is swiped from China, a rogue criminal known Read More

Justice, My Foot

Fight Back to School 2

Synopsis: Kung Fu Hustle star Stephen Chow offers a hilarious slice of Hong Kong action in this tale of a demoted traffic cop looking to regain his reputation as the strong arm of the SDU. Despite being demoted to the equivalent of a human traffic signal, devoted cop Sing longs to win back the respect of Read More

Fight Back to School

Actors: Stephen Chow, Sharla Cheung, Roy Cheung, Barry Wong

Synopsis: Stephen Chow's prodigious skills with guns and martial arts take center stage once again in this successful action film from Hong Kong filmmaker Gordon Chan. Chow stars as Star Chow, a cop who plays by his own rules, often endangering the other members of his team as well as the success of their Read More

The Shaolin Idiot

Actors: Stephen Chow

Synopsis: When an incompetent cop continually fails to clean up the streets, it takes a little assistance from beyond the grave to ensure that justice is served in this action comedy featuring Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle star Stephen Chow. A police officer has been murdered in the line of duty, and it Read More

God of Gamblers II

Actors: Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, Ng Man Tat

Synopsis: At one time there was a special genre of Hong Kong entertainment films which focused on gamblers and their like. In 1989, that genre was decisively revived thanks to the very successful release God of Gamblers. In that earlier film, among his other accomplishments, the master gambler played by Read More

Lung Fung Restaurant

Actors: Max Mok Siu-chung, Ellen Chan, Ng Man Tat, Stephen Chow

Synopsis: Max Mok Siu-chung stars in this gangster flick cum romantic drama as Dragon Ching, a two-bit gangster who has recently been released from stir. Vowing to go straight, he lands a job as a waiter at the Lung Fung restaurant where he immediately falls for a gorgeous bar girl named Gigi (Ellen Chan Ar-lun Read More

King of Beggars

Synopsis: Hong Kong comedy star Stephen Chiau stars in this period piece about Beggar So, a Chinese folk hero. After he's banished from the Army for illiteracy, So becomes a member of the Society of Beggars, eventually being named their king, and in time he becomes respected enough that he's called on to Read More

All for the Winner

Actors: Stephen Chow, Ng Man Tat

Synopsis: This low-budget knockoff of God of Gamblers succeeds primarily due to an exuberant star-making turn from Stephen Chiau as Shing, a rube from the Chinese mainland who comes to Hong Kong to visit his uncle, Blackie Tat (Ng Man-tat). Blackie isn't thrilled about his nephew's visit until he learns Read More

Curry and Pepper

Synopsis: Hong Kong filmmaker-stunt man Blackie Ko directed and starred in this standard buddy comedy with Jacky Cheung and Stephen Chiau as Curry and Pepper, two cops who, despite being almost constant embarrassments to the department, are very good at what they do. Trouble begins when a pretty TV reporter Read More

Dragon Fight

Actors: Jet Li

Synopsis: Hong Kong filmmaker Billy Tang, best-known for the gruesome sex thrillers Red to Kill and Run and Kill, directed this well-cast, American-lensed martial-arts action film starring internationally renowned fighter Jet Li. Li plays Lee Kwok-lap, a famous acrobat with China's martial arts team who Read More

Faithfully Yours

Synopsis: Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Wah-kei directed this minor comedy which draws upon plot elements from the Three Men and a Baby series for much of its humor. Jacky Cheung top lines as Happy Chan, who opens a fashionable hair salon next door to a more traditional barber shop, resulting in some Read More

Just Heroes

Synopsis: In this gangster epic in the tradition of The Godfather, the murder of a crime boss leads to a tense power struggle between his three adopted sons. As it is slowly revealed which brother is the traitor, the three-way standoff turns into a bloody final shootout. The signature style of Hong Kong Read More

Legend of the Dragon

Synopsis: Legend of the Dragon was also released as Legend of Dragon. Either way, the title seemed to suggest that Bruce Lee was in some way involved in the proceedings. While there's plenty of martial arts action, the late Mr. Lee does not participate. We suspect that the most fervent fans of chop socky Read More